Senator Tartaglione’s Safe Injection Site Ban Passes Full Senate Vote

May 1st, 2023, Harrisburg Pa – Today, The Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bill 165, Senator Tartaglione’s Safe Injection Site Ban by a vote of 41-9. Senate Bill 165 will now be sent to the House for their concurrence. “Across this Commonwealth, Pennsylvanians are...

Post Session Report :: Monday, May 1, 2023

SB 239, PN 205 (Argall) – This legislation would create the Correctional and Forensic Employees Investigation Procedure Act, which would codify certain processes and procedures for handling disciplinary matters of state corrections officers. A vote of 36-14 was...

Senators Collett & Saval Advocate for AAPI Inclusive Curriculum

Harrisburg, Pa. – May 1, 2023 — In an effort to expand education and fight the recent rise in bias crimes against people of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent in the Commonwealth, State Senators Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) and Nikil Saval...

News Digest:: May 1, 2023

Legislature Pa. state senators introduce open primary bill | Monday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com) Lawmakers, Advocates Hold Rally for DACA Teacher Certifications – BCTV Pa. Democratic lawmakers renew push to expand...

News Digest:: April 28, 2023

Legislature Pa. lawmaker proposes legislation to crack down on ‘swatting’ calls (wgal.com) Pa. Democratic lawmakers renew push to expand teacher certification and in-state tuition for DACA recipients | WITF Bill proposed to ban safe injection sites in...

News Digest:: April 27, 2023

Legislature US: Pennsylvania State Senate passes bill recognising Diwali as official holiday (deccanchronicle.com) Pennsylvania legislature takes first step toward banning supervised injection sites statewide | WITF ‘Game-changer’ cancer screening bill...